Salinity Spike- Pale, Frantic Clown Fish!!!
my saltwater tank has been up and running for about a month now, but I only just added fish in today as I’ve been waiting to cycle the tank fully and get it adjusted.
My ammonia and nitrites are at 0ppm and my nitrates are between 0ppm and 5ppm.. the test isn’t very specific but it’s on the lower end- so I think it’s not a harmful amount.
I have two oscellaris clownfish, both juveniles that have only been in my tank for around 12 hours now. The larger one has been stressed all day, darting frantically around the tank, and swimming super fast.. the other one seems a lot more chill.
As I was about to get into bed tonight I had another look at my clowns and realised the bigger ones face had started to turn pale, and I could see it’s blood vessels.. I immediately panicked and started to test my water. My parameters were perfect- except for the salinity.
I had a huge salinity spike, my refractometer was measuring over 1.030ppm! I don’t know how this happened but I immediately topped it up with fresh water and bought the salinity down back to 1.024ppm. The fish seem to be less frantic but still pale in colour. What should I do moving forward? I am so stressed that I’m going to wake up to dead fish :( I don’t know how to make them feel better, and I don’t want to keep playing around with the water. I’m testing the salinity every half hour and keeping the lights turned off.
Will my fish be able to recover from this?
My ammonia and nitrites are at 0ppm and my nitrates are between 0ppm and 5ppm.. the test isn’t very specific but it’s on the lower end- so I think it’s not a harmful amount.
I have two oscellaris clownfish, both juveniles that have only been in my tank for around 12 hours now. The larger one has been stressed all day, darting frantically around the tank, and swimming super fast.. the other one seems a lot more chill.
As I was about to get into bed tonight I had another look at my clowns and realised the bigger ones face had started to turn pale, and I could see it’s blood vessels.. I immediately panicked and started to test my water. My parameters were perfect- except for the salinity.
I had a huge salinity spike, my refractometer was measuring over 1.030ppm! I don’t know how this happened but I immediately topped it up with fresh water and bought the salinity down back to 1.024ppm. The fish seem to be less frantic but still pale in colour. What should I do moving forward? I am so stressed that I’m going to wake up to dead fish :( I don’t know how to make them feel better, and I don’t want to keep playing around with the water. I’m testing the salinity every half hour and keeping the lights turned off.
Will my fish be able to recover from this?